Originally Posted by
Balder
NK, there is a smell here, but it is not the roses. Our Management Team have bungled this ordeal from the start.
The way they have tried to turn the base reduction into a political ploy against us and our Union, blaming a crew room grievance. Then at the posted award date, nothing. Then changing the whole bid strastically. Then changing their mind again by allowing a 24 hour re-bid.
This is not the way it is supposed to be done, and it messes with peoples lifes in a vindictive way. It makes our Management guys look like idiots. Cudos to our Union leadership for standing up to them and making an honest effort to enforce our hard-fought contract.
This has been said here before. They can change or cancel any bid, anytime they want, even after the award. It is frustrating, but it is what it is. Back five years ago it was not even worth looking at an award until revision 3. The only problem they will run into with this bid is the required X days off before training. I don't remember how many days it is, but I think it is more than 3. The first upgrade is scheduled for the 11th. It is the 9th already. But would you refuse to show up for your upgrade because of that?
Does it make our management look like idiots? Sure. But if you think this place is attracting high quality management types, than you are wrong. This is still a little place, with little compensation for management as well. All we have is big hopes and some solid results for the past few years. This could change overnight if AA decides to take a giant sh..t on us.